Europe News Far-right Patriots stripped of key remaining parliamentary posts Orbán’s Patriots for Europe wished "bad karma" on pro-EU parties that maintained a cordon sanitaire on the far-right group, preventing their lawmakers from securing the last top jobs available in the European Parliament. 23/07/2024
Europe News Austrian police detain dozens who disrupted far-right march in Vienna The demonstrations on Saturday came as political parties gear up for September parliamentary elections where the far-right could make significant gains. 21/07/2024
Culture news German city of Bremen bans the silent fox gesture over Turkish links What does the hand gesture say? A bit too much, according to authorities in the German city of Bremen who fear its links with a far-right Turkish nationalist movement. 19/07/2024
Hungary Trump claims 'very tough guy' Orbán wants him back in office The former president piled praise on the Hungarian leader during his speech at the Republican convention. 19/07/2024
Europe News Far-right forces cordoned off from power roles in European Parliament The two new far-right groups failed to clinch any of the fourteen vice-president positions. 16/07/2024
Europe News Mainstream groups in talks to cordon off far right in EU Parliament A spokesperson for the centre-right EPP group said centrists do not want the institution to be represented by the "friends of Putin." 12/07/2024
Tech News Euroviews. Will the far right threaten Europe's digital future? To move away from a technosolutionist approach, it is important to envision a future where technology serves humanity, democracy, and the planet by asking the hard question of how technology enables harmful power dynamics in our society, Claire Fernandez writes. 11/07/2024
Europe News French authorities open probe into Le Pen's 2022 campaign finances The judicial probe, which began last week, will investigate allegations of accepting a financial loan, misappropriation of property, fraud and forgery. 09/07/2024
Italy Meloni says French election result not a defeat for far right Marine Le Pen's party came in a surprising third in the snap poll despite expectations of a shocking victory. 09/07/2024
Radio Schuman What role for far-right Patriots in the European Parliament? Patriots of Europe is the new far-right group at the European Parliament, initiated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Led by Jordan Bardella, the new political force will oppose the so-called 'cordon sanitaire'. 09/07/2024
Europe News Far-right Patriots group springs to third force in European Parliament Viktor Orbán’s nationalist 'Patriots for Europe' group has been officially established in the European Parliament today, boasting 84 MEPs making it the third-largest group in the hemicycle. 08/07/2024
France Why did the Russian disinformation machine target French voters? For the Kremlin, the National Rally — whose stances on Russia are friendlier than those of President Macron, a staunch supporter of Ukraine — might have been the preferred winners of the French snap legislative elections, and Moscow likely tried to help boost their results on Sunday. 08/07/2024
Europe News Showdown for far-right Patriots in quest for third-biggest group Viktor Orbán’s bid to make his new far-right alliance the third force in the European Parliament reaches its climax this week – but whether the group will be able to wield clout in the Parliament remains moot. 08/07/2024
Germany Relief in Germany over French parliamentary elections turnaround With most major politicians holding back until the official results are in, the extraordinary turnaround away from a looming hard-right government indicated by the exit polls has led to first reactions in the neighbouring European nation. 07/07/2024
France Could France’s legislative elections spark Macron’s resignation? Political wrangling could be on the horizon if the French president is pushed to appoint a PM from a rival party. But what could this mean for this job? 07/07/2024
Europe News Is France's Marine Le Pen about to join Orban's far-right EU group? After the French election result Le Pen will know how strong she is and may join then, making Patriots for Europe the EU parliament's third largest bloc. 07/07/2024
Europe News France overseas residents begin voting in second-round of elections Sunday's legislative elections in mainland France will be decisive, with parties fighting to steal votes from a strong far-right force. 06/07/2024
Europe News European Parliament: ECR and Patriots mark the end of ID The Identity and Democracy group no longer has the numbers to constitute itself in the European Parliament, with its members being charmed by the European Conservatives and Reformists or the new Patriots for Europe. 04/07/2024
Europe News Von der Leyen's re-election dilemma: Look right or turn green? The Green group in the European Parliament claims it offers European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's only safe path to re-election. 03/07/2024
Europe News How extreme is too extreme for Europe's far right? National Rally, Reform UK and others have all rejected allegations of extremism, but drawing the line isn't simple. 03/07/2024